The Annual Food and Clothing Drive starts this week and continues to Friday, Dec. 10. If you are able to donate gently used clothing or non-perishable food, please send it to school with your child. Thank you for helping those less fortunate!

Check the important dates as this time of year tends to get VERY busy, and it can be easy to forget special events. The Music Program will be on December 17, and we will have two performances that day at 9:00 and 1:00. This is a very important event, and if you can make it here to watch your child sing, that is fantastic! The students are working very hard learning the words and actions to their songs.

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Silly Song: Tooty-Ta, Yes/No Activity to answer questions
Social Studies: discussing Attitude (what it is, how it affects us) and watching a video about attitdue and optimism
Handwriting: write a sentence structure: "I see _______________."
Library with Mrs. Mayhall
And........
A special Snow-Hill Recess!

Enjoy the snow,
Miss Kimpton

Welcome Back!

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Respect video
Reading: "The Mitten", "Where is Piggy?"
P.E. with Miss Schaeffer
Handwriting: is, see, like, diver letters: r, n, m, p, h
Math:"3" poster
Centers

Brrrrrrr! It's cold.

What a chilly day! We did not go outside for recess today as the windchill was below 0 all day. Hopefully it will warm up a little tomorrow so we can enjoy the snow! Please, please, please have your child practice putting on their winter clothing. It helps so much.

Holiday Fun: Turkey puppets to accompany our turkey poems
Math: Writing the Number 4
Story: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie
P.E. with Mrs. Trollope
Centers

Stay toasty warm!
Miss Kimpton

Our first Snow Day!

What a white, wintry day! Here are our snow rules for recess:

1. Children must have snow pants and snow boots in order to play in the field during recess. Otherwise, they stay on the blacktop and Big Toy.
2. NO throwing snow. Children can build snow forts, snow angels, etc., but they may not throw snow.
3. Stay off of the ice and leave ice chunks on the ground (again, no throwing ice).

A few tips to make your child's recess warmer and more pleasurable:
1. Warm gloves are a necessity. If you send your child to school with the inexpensive cotton mittens or glove (or any glove that easily gets wet), please send 2-3 pairs so he/she has a dry pair for each recess. Their hands get so cold wearing wet gloves.
2. Practice getting into and out of snow clothes as this can be a time-consuming activity. Have your child practice with zippers and putting gloves on.

Thursday/Friday Learning:
Morning Meetings: greetings, letter songs
Holiday: turkeys, turkey puppets
Readings: "Five Turkeys" Read Alouds, " A Turkey for Thanksgiving"
Math: Counting, Story Problems, Comparing Numbers
Centers
Extras: Recording VoiceThreads of things the students are thankful for

We did not send out purple poetry folders home this weekend as we are still working on new poems. The students will take them home for Thanksgiving Break.

Stay warm and safe this weekend!

Miss Kimpton

Miss Kimpton's Kindergarten

Morning Meeting: "Happy Wednesday" greeting
Writing: Finish the sentence: I am thankful for ....
Handwriting: "like", "n" (first and last sound)
Art: Turkey
Math: Counting Poem

Morning Meeting: Greeting, "Hello" Song, Letter Names and Sounds, Lettercise, Missing Letter/Survey Morning Meeting
Reading: "Thanksgiving is Here", "Nan the Nanny Goat", "Five Little Turkeys"
Handwriting: Diver Letters, "like"
Art: Turkey feathers for our turkeys!
Movie Recess this morning: Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space

KTVQ 2 News was in our fellow Kindergarten classroom today for Educator for a Day! Tune in to see them.

Stay warm in this windy weather!
Miss Kimpton